#51BDAA#51BDAA
#51BDAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.103 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51BDAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 189, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 10.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.21, -35.58, 0.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.21, 35.58, 179.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.1033 0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.103 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8434, 41.0440, 44.4247) |
| Luminance | 0.4105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.69
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.00
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.56
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51BDAA #BD5164
analogous
#51BD74 #51BDAA #519ABD
triadic
#51BDAA #AA51BD #BDAA51
tetradic
#51BDAA #7451BD #BD5164 #9ABD51
square
#51BDAA #7451BD #BD5164 #9ABD51
split-complementary
#51BDAA #BD519A #BD7451
monochromatic
#296B5F #399787 #51BDAA #7DCEC0 #AADFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#51BDAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#51BDAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51BDAA
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51BDAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51BDAA | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A7AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51bdaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 189, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.103 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd1c3',
500: '#51bdaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51bdaa; $custom-light: #8cd1c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51bdaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 189,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.444,
"s": 45,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73019,
"c": 0.10326,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.41047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51BDAA
secondary
#CC9EA6
accent
#536AD5
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8281